My first thought was “Why would anyone do all that work on a Chevy Sprint??”. But then I thought that was somewhat hypocritical, considering I almost dropped a 401 V8 into an AMC Pacer, back in the 90s. It’s that sleeper thing.

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This is the USA version of the Suzuki Swift. See Suzuki below; same marque, Son-in-law had a Swift with a 4 cylinder that he modified to run the quarter mile in times near a late ’60s Mopar c/w 440 his dad ran (dad still has the car; sun-in-law has moved into family mode with a luxury sport sedan); I’m just along for the ride. Sprint does not need a bigger motor but I’ll bet it’s fun and light…

Guessed right with Suzuki, it’s a Suzuki Cappucino, which is a kei sportscar. 660cc three cylinder turbo, absolutely hilarious everywhere.

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It’s like a Miata’s little brother! And RWD! Looks like it’d be a ton of fun.

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Funnily enough, NA Eunos Roadster (Miata) is making way for this, I’ll be selling that. Best summary I’ve heard of these is they make a miata feel like how a miata makes other cars feel. Here’s a photo comparing one with my old NB.

I’ve read that the Cappuccino is the most “livable” of the A,B,C Keis. I’ve also read that Suzuki took the power reading from the wheels to meet kei regulations, instead of the crank, so it is significantly more sprightly than the AZ-1 or the Beat.